Helga (Call)

Helga Festival Gravestone

Calling „Helga!“ is a running gag at German concerts and festivals.

Ritual

A person may call for a Helga,[1] others answer and come to a chorus like group effect.[2] „Helga ist tot!“ (Helga is dead) denies the helgaing request.[3] Further allegations se gravestones, memorials or graffiti. The background is unknown, some reports point to a rather rainy Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel, where a high pressure cyclone called Helga was called for but didn't arrive in time. The call was namegiver for an annual prize for German festivals.[4] and is being used by a service company.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Das Festival auf neon.de
  2. ↑ <2004-04-14> Allgemeine Musiknewsgruppen-FAQ auf faqs.org
  3. ↑ Julia Thiel: Das Festival-ABC auf einslive.de
  4. ↑ Der Helga
  5. ↑ Rituale auf Festivals: Götter im Dixi, erhöret uns, Spiegel 2012


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